convalesce
to recover health and strength after illness; make progress toward recovery of health.
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How to use convalesce in a sentence
The same approach could be used to help athletes, convalescing patients, and others learn to optimize their breathing in a given situation, Afsar says.
During some of her direst times, Franklin convalesced with Crick and his wife Odile at their house in Cambridge.
One of the Most Egregious Ripoffs in the History of Science - Issue 107: The Edge | Kevin Berger | October 20, 2021 | NautilusA few weeks ago, he went to visit Tiger Woods, convalescing after the horrific February car accident that threatens to end his career.
A decade after collapsing, Rory McIlroy is still trying to get off the deck at the Masters | Barry Svrluga | April 8, 2021 | Washington PostWithout walls, the spot where she convalesced is part of one immense hot zone.
Inside a Rhode Island field hospital, preparing for the worst of the pandemic | Lenny Bernstein | December 26, 2020 | Washington PostIt was an extraordinarily beautiful perch from which to contemplate everything and convalesce.
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Instead she will convalesce quietly at home at Windsor Castle.
Lydia later returned to convalesce at Grayson Manor, where she was more or less kept a prisoner by Victoria.
‘Revenge’: The 12 Most Memorable Twists in the Wicked First Season | Jace Lacob | May 24, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter the patient begins to convalesce the danger of infection grows greater.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyHe pulled through, however, though it was a hard pull; yet when he began to convalesce he mended very rapidly.
The Heatherford Fortune | Mrs. Georgie SheldonHer friends showered invitations on "dear Sally" to come and convalesce with them, but the plans fell through.
My War Experiences in Two Continents | Sarah MacnaughtanHardly had Jacques begun to convalesce, and she could breathe again, when Madeleine made them all uneasy.
The Lily of the Valley | Honore de BalzacO'Dwyer was the last to convalesce, and even he was no longer in need of constant attention.
A Man of Two Countries | Alice Harriman
British Dictionary definitions for convalesce
/ (ˌkɒnvəˈlɛs) /
(intr) to recover from illness, injury, or the aftereffects of a surgical operation, esp by resting
Origin of convalesce
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